Hoboken softball drew a tough assignment in the knockout stage began at Major League Baseball's 2014 RBI World Series in Texas. As the No. 4 seed in their division, Hoboken drew the other division's top seed, Santo Domingo.

And even though they were defeated, head coach Vinnie Johnson said his team played its best game of the tournament in a 4-2 loss to the eventual RBI champion.

Santo Domingo defeated Houston in the championship game, 4-1, yesterday."That was the best game we played. We played hard, girls gave it all – that's all I can ask for," Johnson said. "Proud of my girls, they fought their hardest and did their best. We tried to represent the state the best we could and I think we did."

The game turned in the bottom of the sixth, with the score tied. Hoboken had erased a leadoff double with a double play when Santo Domingo began its game-winning rally. The next two batters singled, before a fielder's choice and error allowed a run and prolonged the inning. An RBI single in the next at-bat pushed the lead to 4-2.

Hoboken was retired in the seventh, eliminating the team from the tournament.

"Lots of times, you make one mistake and it can kill you. And that's what happened to us," Johnson said. "One mistake turned the whole game around, but we still played really well."

Hoboken tied the game in the top of the third. Trailing 2-1 with two outs, Lodi Immaculate graduate Amanda Zielinksi smashed a double to center field to drive in Hoboken rising sophomore Jaeda Henriquez.

Mount St. Dominic rising sophomore Leigha Goldsack pitched a gem for Hoboken. She threw all six innings and surrendered just one earned run on seven hits and one walk. She struck out three batters.

Hoboken got its first run in the top of the first. Hoboken graduate Kayla Morrissette reached on an error and Henriquez drove her in with a sacrifice fly.